It’s pretty sad that The Oatmeal had to create this poster to teach people How To Use An Apostrophe. But if it helps eradicate the rampant misuse of the apostrophe, I’m all for it. Click on the image to see the full poster. While you’re there, check out their other fun illustrations.
Hey Fellas, by Hello Freaks on the Behance Network. I like the illustrations coming out of this Parisian Design Studio.
Speaking of sampling, check out this awesome video by Jim Pavloff, who recreates The Prodigy’s “Smack My Bitch Up” using Ableton Live.
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I watched this great documentary today from the Independent Lens series on PBS Video.
COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS examines the creative and commercial value of musical sampling, including the related debates over artistic expression, copyright law and money. The film showcases many of hip-hop music’s founding figures like Public Enemy, De La Soul and Digital Underground, as well as emerging artists such as audiovisual remixers Eclectic Method. It also provides first-person interviews with artists who have been sampled, such as Clyde Stubblefield — James Brown’s drummer and the world’s most sampled musician — and commentary by another highly sampled musician, funk legend George Clinton.
Christmas is around the corner. Learn how to make your own wreath! Buy the Show Me How book for 499 more funny illustrated tips. You can also preview some of the entries on showmenow.com. This is a great coffee table book and holiday gift!
A sample of the beautiful design and typography used in the Graphos Playing Cards by Michelle Lam.
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E is for Ethernet. Skyler Vander Molen illustrates the alphabet, associating each letter with a computer term. View more of his ABCs.
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There are various Tumblr photo viewers out there, but the Tumblr Mosaic Viewer is the best one I have come across so far. Here are some features:
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Interesting article from Wired Science: Sushi DNA Tests Reveal Fraud
Here’s an excerpt:
The team of researchers from Columbia University and the American Museum of Natural History ordered tuna from 31 sushi restaurants and then used genetic tests to determine the species of fishes in those dishes. More than half of those eateries misrepresented, or couldn’t clarify the type of fish they were mongering. Several were selling endangered southern bluefin tuna.
Latoya Egwuekwe put together this eye-opening Flash map showing the rise of unemployment rates since January 2007.
Pear poached in red wine (Syrah from Chile) with sugar, cloves, cinnamon and fresh ginger. Topped with vanilla ice cream.
One of the 3 desserts my girlfriend and I concocted over Thanksgiving. I prepared this one and she made carrot cake and pumpkin pie in phyllo pastry.
If you own an iPhone and enjoy photography, then you have probably bought or heard of CameraBag. Through various filters you can choose from, it recreates the look and feel of old school film cameras and processing techniques. Now, for $19, you can have those same filters (except Fisheye and Infrared) on your Mac.
I took this photo in Barcelona back in July and applied two CameraBag filters to it: Cinema, then Colorcross. View a bigger version on black, courtesy of decluttr.
